Key Concepts in Ethics and Human Behavior
Core Principles of Ethics and Social Conduct
Disclaimer: Answering for our actions positions us behind our decisions. Assess: To perform a meditation based on a specific foundation. Intelligence: This allows us to discover the consequences of our actions; it is a fundamental skill for our lives. I (Initiative): The starting gun that sets us in motion and prompts us to achieve a goal. Citizenship: A set of practices that allows us to live together civilly. Identity: Composed of genetic predisposition and the stimuli received from the environment. Each individual possesses the consciousness of being themselves.
Understanding Moral Frameworks
Relativism: The belief that each individual chooses their own values. It involves subjectivism, the idea that values depend on each person. Universalism: Knowing there are things that are good or bad in themselves, regardless of opinions or circumstances; the existence of absolute values. Individualism: Everything I consider valid, what everyone sees, and what I consider good or bad (minimum values). Personality: The pattern of thoughts, feelings, and behavior that a person presents.
Psychological and Social Factors
Conscience: The accumulation of values and moral standards of a subject. Destination: Refers to the description of reality; in a human sense, it refers to appearance. Inequality: Applying different assessments; a rating scale that results in different treatment. Caprice (Capricho): Conduct that does not allow for a deliberate decision. Habit: A form of action that begins as voluntary but sometimes becomes inadvertent. Determination: The factor that necessarily causes a specific behavior.
Ethics, Morality, and Civic Life
Consciousness: From a moral view, the set of values or objectives fundamental to making a decision. Morality: The capacity to perceive justice and injustice, and what is right or wrong. Ethics: Reflections on how one must live and where to do so. It is worth performing such reflections to guide decisions. Civics (Civica): Refers to humanity within another sphere, such as the social realm. Sociability: The trend and need to live in society to survive. It is the natural human tendency to live among others. Discussion: Evaluating the pros and cons of various decision options.